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Océane has been born.

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maya
Hi everyone!
Our little girl, Océane, was born on Friday.
Thursday around midnight, the contractions started every 10 minutes.
I got up so I wouldn't wake my husband; this lasted until 6:30 AM when the contractions became every 5 minutes, and we left for the hospital (half an hour from our house).
By the time we got there, the contractions were every 2-3 minutes, and I was already 5 cm dilated. I asked for an epidural because the contractions were coming too fast.
I also got a Baxter with antibiotics because I tested positive for streptococcus. After 4 hours, at 12:45 PM, I needed a second one.
At 12 PM, I was already 9 cm dilated, and we were worried that the second Baxter wouldn't be able to be administered.
But the last centimeter took until 5 PM. In the meantime, I got oxytocin to induce labor.
Then at 1:30 PM, I pushed again, got more oxytocin, and eventually, she was born with a vacuum extractor. The midwife was on top of me, pushing on my belly. She was a star-gazer with the widest part of her head first, so she needed help.

And now, we're enjoying our little miracle.

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  1. Shana #2

    Congratulations on the birth of your little girl! Enjoy it!

  2. chantal26 #3

    Congratulations on your little girl and enjoy it, what a unique name! I thought our daughter had a unique name, but yours is super beautiful too.

    Enjoy your little girl and take some time to rest and relax.

    Love, Chantal

  3. Melissa #4

    Congratulations, enjoy it!

  4. * #5

    @Maya,

    Beautiful name, but what a tough delivery..
    I really think it's a bit of a failure on the hospital's part, this was a really unpleasant delivery in a short time..
    I hope you feel better soon and enjoy your daughter.

    Love Ju

  5. Iza #6

    Congratulations!! Enjoy it and get plenty of rest!

  6. Mommy-Of-Nyana #7

    Hi Maya,
    A big congratulations on your little girl!!
    What a beautiful name. I thought ours was special, but yours is super special too! Really love the name!
    But you also had quite a tough delivery, didn’t you, in such a short time!! Hope you can now enjoy your little sprout...
    Mine is lying here comfortably with me in the big bed. She still needs a lot of skin-to-skin contact... and every 2 hours I really have to feed her because she lost too much weight yesterday.. So I hope she'll start coming back to herself tomorrow.
    Do you breastfeed or formula feed?
    Lots of love and lots of cuddles with your girl!!!

  7. gerda #8

    Congratulations on your little girl with a beautiful name! Just like my little girl, she has a star-gazer.

    So, a tough delivery! I did read afterwards that a star-gazer usually leads to an artificial delivery (not in our case, Vera was a breeze). Did Océane have any other issues? Nausea from swallowing mucus/amniotic fluid/blood??

    Enjoy your little doll!

    Best, Gerda

  8. maya started this #9

    Thanks everyone for your kind wishes!

    Océane is doing really well. The only thing she did at birth was poop all over me, but I didn't mind at all.

    I am indeed doing BF, but it's a bit tricky because she's a sleepy baby. I have to wake her up and feed her while she's awake.

    She's also been losing weight for the past 3 days and now I'm giving supplementary feeding, which is expressed breast milk from me. They say babies can lose up to 10% of their birth weight in the first few days.

    Definitely don't give up!

    Kind regards

  9. Renate74 #10

    Congratulations on your little girl, and what a beautiful name!
    Finally, you can hold her, dear.
    Enjoy it to the fullest.
    Wishing you all the luck, health, and love in the world.

    Warmly, Renate74

  10. maya started this #11

    Océane has lost a bit of weight again, so she can't go home yet. First, she needs to drink well. Now I have to pump for 24 hours to get my milk production going. She gets it via a cup and also gets some bottle formula. They say the less she eats, the less she'll need it. So hopefully, pumping will help get things moving. @Renate, thanks for your wishes.

  11. Mommy-Of-Nyana #12

    Hi Maya,
    Oh, that's so sad... Hopefully pumping helps.
    Our girl dropped from 2,875 to 2,650 yesterday, which was quite a bit, but it was probably because she hadn't had anything after birth due to my complications... But today she gained 50 grams. It's not much, but it's a start. I'm also putting her to the breast every 2 hours now and waking her up for feeds.

    I hope your milk supply kicks in soon and that your girl can come home soon too! Nothing is more fun than being able to take them home, right!

    Lots of love

  12. Kimpyxb #13

    Congratulations on your little girl!

    Best wishes

  13. Olivia-Anna #14

    Hi Maya!

    Congratulations again on your beautiful girl!!
    That was a tough birth, huh!

    Losing weight is normal in the first few days, and not stressing helps with milk production too.
    It's great that you're holding up so well!
    How are they doing??

    I thought Delaya Mae was a separate name, but Oceane is really special!!
    Very beautiful!

  14. maya started this #15

    Delaya Mae is such a beautiful and unique name.
    Breastfeeding is still really hard, but I'm not giving up.
    She can drink everything I eat, so she still gets it.

    I had a lactation consultant come over, and it's already a bit better, but not optimal yet.

    Meanwhile, our little girl went to an osteopath because she always looked to one side; she had a small crack in her neck from the birth.
    The midwife said that could also be the reason she always sleeps like that, and I have to believe her because since I went, she's much more awake.

    We're going again on Thursday.
    And mommy of Nyana, how are you doing?

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